Hope that doggy dint put his paws on that E type.

What was Sazzy doing , she looks a bit like a certtain Vicars wife there

head down and flack jacket on here, preparing for incoming

 

Nice update MQ

The TR would be a lovely Christmas pressie!

 

Hope MQ brings this loverly girl to a meet or two

 

And the TR

 

Bring all 3

 

it certainly looks like there is plenty of work there to keep them busy for a while. quite a diverce collection of vehicles as well.

i expect it'll be quite emotional driving the TR again. looking forward to more pictures as the car comes together

 

thanks for posting the pics - car looks good

hope you get the balance between restored and patina just right for your taste

I used to like immaculate but now I prefer old cars to be battle-scarred

it's difficult with a car like yours as you had to get the whole respray

I had to sell and am selling my old cars to raise cash for another project which I hope to post about in due course

at the moment it's a bit like an early pregnancy - keeping quiet just in case it doesn't go right

at this rate I will be left with nothing by Christmas but I know I'm selling at inflated prices and hope there'll be a nice collapse when I come to buy again

 

I should have got a pic or two of the KG but will do so at some point

it's a 1967 convertible and rhd

very original but with a few invisible modern improvements like electronic ignition and central locking

only a 1300 4-speed, so no ball of fire, but quite adequate for its use nowadays

 

Looking at that spraybooth i don't know whether to cry or get my salesman in there tomorrow!

 

Save your tears lower. The spray booth might not be up to your standards but it looks like the guy operating out of it knows what he is doing. He told me that he applied a number of coats of reface primer before applying the paint to fill the imperfections. The paintwork is finished and considering the state of the panels that you can see depicted in the photo and the fact that the car has still to be polished, we think that it is a sight for sore eyes.



Friendly friends.





Reflected Ferrari glory in one of the doors.



The Minilites, borrowed from the Datsun, are for ease of moving the car around. Mr Q would like to keep them. I’m not sure, I think they look a bit sausagey and we don’t plan to race. I like the idea of keeping it as original as possible. It can be seen that the silver painted steel wheels are quite heavily pitted but I don’t mind that, they’ll look much better when the re-chromed hub caps with their red and blue globe centres are fitted. The car was prone to pirouette in the wet and it would handle better on the Minilites I think but I can’t see us taking it out in the rain. We would be interested to hear people’s thoughts on the subject.



Next task is to reassemble the car. New carpets will be fitted. The leather upholstery is being retained and refurbished. The plan was to replace the bumpers, which are in poor condition but they are difficult to source and very expensive. Looking into having them re-chromed. We won’t be riding out in her on Christmas day.

Lovely old boat-tailed Riley, worth around £100,000.